Friday, September 20, 2013

I had lots of fun in the studio creating
this project! I love a challenge and yes you have a challenge
here...creating texture! How can you have a mermaid with no
texture...you need texture. :)
Texture not only looks great but
gives depth to an image! It stands out a lot more than if you had
none. Grab some different fibers and play or play with markers you have
on hand.

When I opened my email I instantly fell in
love with these digis and knew how I wanted to showcase them! Lots of
color! How fun are these beautiful creatures!
The color pallets to choose and the textures you can create are unlimited when working on these lovely
mermaids.
This week I went with a very colorful tag using Mermaid Kia StormdancerI started by using a shipping tag and sprayed the tag
with dylusions spray and then gave the tag depth using distress ink. Some of the elements on
the tag where cut with the Cameo. I cannot go a day without my Cameo! Best investment I have ever made! :)
I was very fortunate to find little metallic
fish at the Wal-mart but they only had one bad ..to bad :( . Lucky me! :) To top it off I gave it a pop of color by doubling
the vibrant orange ribbon.

Paola Jofre 2013 DT M4M

Sammie's mermaid Kia Stormdancer was colored with Copics. To create texture on her tail
I used Copic Spica glitter pen, just a little dab will do yah! :) As well as playing with dots using
various shades of B & E.

I had to get creative with supplies for this project as I didn't have
much on hand. I didn't have a lot of Steampunk papers ..actually I
didn't have any come to think of it. I was resourceful and ventured to
Etsy.com. I bought some yummy digital paper from Victoria Designs. For
the base of the card I just used Kraft colored cardstock from Michael's.
I inked the sides of all the papers using Walnut distress ink. I was
really happy that I was finally able to use my Vintage epherma that I
bought from The Embellished Connection. I could see the layers building
in my mind. :) The sentiment was from a Simon Says Stamp September card
kit. I thought it was fitting. :) The green tag was a standard
shipping tag that I sprayed with Dylusions spray and then inked with
various Distress inks. I also stamped layers onto the tag to give it
more texture and a grunge feel. One of my favorite moments creating
this project was using the metallic Sharpies to create the gears. They
were perfect for the job! Once gears were dried I added them onto the
piece with dimensionals to make the gears pop out and add depth.

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I'm a mom to 4 amazing kids and a wife to an incredibly handsome man! Owner of My Whimsical Little World Art Studio. In the spring of 2013 I became a Certified Copic Designer and a Copic Dealer. I teach mix media, drawing, card design and of course we have many classes on Copic coloring. I am also very excited as this year I have expanded the studio and now carry scrapbooking/crafting supplies.